Java Tech Lead - Team

Want to join Azqore, named Best Core-Banking Platform 2024?

A subsidiary of Indosuez Wealth Management
, Azqore is an international company specializing in Information Systems outsourcing and Banking Operations Processing for private banking players
.

We provide our customers with an Integrated Information System (S2i), and a full range of digital banking products and services
.

We also handle our customers' back office operations from three hubs,
in Switzerland, Portugal and Singapore
. By 2020, Azqore will have 200 billion (CHF) in assets under management, represented by some thirty banks.

Our Banking Operations department stands out for the excellence of its unique tailor‑made service, recognized by customers and the market alike. Nearly 200 employees work closely together in Switzerland, Portugal and Singapore to handle the banking operations of demanding customers.

At the heart of our strategy, we are looking for a Java Tech Lead in the Payment team.

The position is to be filled at our Geneva premises (Lancy Bachet).

This position will be part of the Payment team of 15 employees.

You will also liaise with the technical teams based in our Lisbon & Singapore offices.

• 1. Build & Release Management
  • Manage branching strategy and versioning (Git Flow or equivalent)
  • Own and coordinate application releases
  • Handle merges and conflict resolution
  • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (preferably Git Lab)
  • Ensure delivery traceability, stability, and quality
• 2. Code Review & Software Quality
  • Actively participate in code reviews (backend and frontend)
  • Review Angular components (no need to be a UI expert)
  • Enforce best practices:
    • Clean code
    • Secure coding
    • Maintainability and readability
  • Promote coding standards and continuous improvement
• 3. Troubleshooting & DEV/SIM Support
  • Investigate and resolve technical issues in DEV and SIM environments
  • Perform root cause analysis using:
    • Splunk (logs & monitoring)
    • Postman (API testing)
    • Docker (containers)
    • Linux (system-level diagnostics)
  • Support project teams in resolving blocking issues efficiently
• 4. Infrastructure Coordination
  • Create and follow up infrastructure tickets:
    • MODAPS (ASP PMT)
    • MODENT (Unix)
    • MODCOSE (firewall requests)
  • Actively track and chase tickets until resolution
  • Work closely with network, security, and platform teams
• 5. API Security & Token Management (WSO2)
  • Design, implement, and maintain secure API access mechanisms
  • Work with WSO2 API Manager / Identity Server for:
    • API exposure and access control
    • Policy enforcement
  • Manage authentication & authorization flows:
    • OAuth2 / OpenID Connect
    • JWT token lifecycle (issuance, validation, expiration, revocation)
  • Ensure secure integration patterns:
    • Token propagation across services
    • Gateway-based security controls
  • Participate in defining and enforcing API security best practices
  • Support troubleshooting of authentication / authorization issues
• 6. Work Organization
  • Contribution can be organized:
    • By type of activities (run, dev, infra, security)
    • Or by project ownership
  • High level of autonomy expected

• Bachelors or Masters degree in IT
• Experience in a private banking environment is a plus
• French is mandatory and English also (B2 minimum)

• Strong expertise in Java 17+
• Strong experience with Spring Boot 3+
• Solid knowledge of:
  • Spring ecosystem (Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data)
  • Building RESTful APIs
  • JSON data handling
• Experience with:
  • Microservices architecture
  • API design & best practices
  • Exception handling & logging strategies
• Understanding of:
  • JVM fundamentals
  • Concurrency / multithreading
• Ability to write clean, testable, and maintainable code

• Git + CI/CD pipelines (Git Lab preferred)
• REST APIs / JSON
• Basic Angular knowledge
• English level B2 minimum (spoken and written)

• Experience with:
  • WSO2 API Manager / Identity Server
  • OAuth2 / OpenID Connect
  • JWT token management
• Understanding of:
  • API Gateway patterns
  • Zero-trust and secure API design principles

• Linux
• Docker
• Splunk
• Postman

• Clean code principles
• Secure coding practices
• Java testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, etc.)
• Infrastructure knowledge:
  • Networking fundamentals
  • Protocols (HTTP,…